#and that's not even MENTIONING Aurene and Vlast... Aurene would have chosen Saoirse instead of Pirkko. but Saoirse wasn't there.

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

thinking about Commander Pirkko, Saoirse, and Scarlet's dynamic across Regrowth is so interesting to me because like. Regrowth is fairly close to canon at first, but still diverges in one major aspect: the Commander was meant to be a set of three. and in Regrowth, it only LOOKS 'normal' because the other two-- Scarlet and Saoirse-- never made it to where they were supposed to be.

but their roles and abilities? those haven't changed. they're still who the Dream fashioned them to be. they fill the holes in the Commander's leadership, seeing all the blindspots that Pirkko can't.

if they were working together, that'd be great. therein lies the problem, though; they're not working together. at all.

the two people who were meant to be the Commander's most trusted allies instead become her deadliest and most effective enemies for all the same reasons. everything that would have made them the perfect team make them also the perfect enemies, and the end result is a clash so catastrophic it nearly ends Tyria all on its own.

and it takes the entire dragon cycle for them to finally figure that out.

#my posts #GW2 #Regrowth AU #ironically i've been writing about Flourish and yet I'm talking about Regrowth. but tbh this is one of those points of overlap #that really makes them both shine when you set them side by side and compare the two timelines to each other #because. that's The Whole Thing. Flourish is what Regrowth WOULD have been if everything hadn't gone sideways early #i just have a lot of feelings about the tragedy of these 3 and how they turned out compared to who they Could have been #Saoirse could have been a beacon of hope. instead she would nearly shroud the entire continent in everlasting despair. #Ceara was meant to be a voice of reason. instead she'd be remembered for her destructive fall into madness. #and Pirkko's bold fiery heart would be crushed under the weight of a destiny that was never meant for her to carry alone. #and that's not even MENTIONING Aurene and Vlast... Aurene would have chosen Saoirse instead of Pirkko. but Saoirse wasn't there. #and Vlast would have finally found a mortal after his own spirit in the Commander. an unyielding Champion with the heart of a dragon. #... instead... she would be forced to watch him die. #the tragedy between Pirkko and Vlast in particular hits different when considering they were meant to be as close as with Aurene #but they never even got the chance to know each other. #man. it's feels time today i guess!!